Sports Notes, 12/23/07: I've Got A Cold And I Feel Like Complaining Edition

-- So, I like to joke about how the Illini are going to land in the NIT. But seriously, you do have to be above .500 to get in, which is not at all a certainty when you start losing at home to mid-level MAC teams.

-- Even if you upset Missouri two nights later.

-- In fact, especially if you upset Missouri two nights later, ya inconsistent bastards.

-- But things will get better for Illinois. Coach Bruce Weber is giving the freshmen a lot of playing time this year, and Kentucky transfer Alex Legion landed in Champaign on Friday. Legion started as a freshman for Kentucky, which certainly used to mean something, and while it doesn’t necessarily mean anything this year, in this case it might.

-- You know how the Miami Dolphins always get up a little bit more to play undefeated teams, to protect the legacy of the undefeated 1972 Dolphins? The Bulls should do that when they play the Boston Celtics, who are threatening the 1996 Bulls’ 72-win record. You know, instead of losing by 25. If that’s not too inconvenient, that is.